The Nebraska School Activities Association boys’ state basketball tourney begins on Thursday with games at multiple sites in Lincoln.

Class D-1 first round match ups feature a local area team as the Johnson-Brock Eagles, led by Pioneer grad Nick Krenk, take on the No. 1 seed of the bracket, Howells-Dodge at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Northstar.

The Class B bracket features teams from Nebraska City’s Eastern Midlands Conference. No. 3 seed Elkhorn South of the EMC will play at 10:45 a.m. against No. 6 York at Pershing Auditorium. EMC rivals Gretna, the No. 5 seed, and Waverly, the No. 4 seed, will play at 8:45 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Rocket foes will clash in the first round of the Class C-1 bracket as No. 1 Wahoo will play No. 8 Lincoln Christian at 2 p.m. at Pershing Auditorium.

Lutheran High Northeast, a team that beat the Lourdes Knights by just two points in January, enters the Class C-2 bracket as the No. 6 seed and will play No. 3 Southern Valley at 3:45 p.m. at Lincoln High.

A pair of teams from the Pioneer Conference will play in first round action of the Class D-2 bracket as No. 3 Falls City Sacred Heart takes on No. 6 seed Sterling at 8:45 p.m. at Lincoln High.

Lourdes is a member of the Pioneer Conference.

Below is a list of all the first round match ups at state, their locations and times.